EP1060955A1 - Kühlergrillblock-Anordnung für eine Motorhaube - Google Patents

Kühlergrillblock-Anordnung für eine Motorhaube Download PDF

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EP1060955A1
EP1060955A1 EP00440172A EP00440172A EP1060955A1 EP 1060955 A1 EP1060955 A1 EP 1060955A1 EP 00440172 A EP00440172 A EP 00440172A EP 00440172 A EP00440172 A EP 00440172A EP 1060955 A1 EP1060955 A1 EP 1060955A1
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Dominique Benoit
Gérald Haigazian
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Akwel SA
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B83/00—Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle
    • E05B83/16—Locks for luggage compartments, car boot lids or car bonnets
    • E05B83/24—Locks for luggage compartments, car boot lids or car bonnets for car bonnets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/52—Radiator or grille guards ; Radiator grilles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
    • B62D25/08—Front or rear portions
    • B62D25/10—Bonnets or lids, e.g. for trucks, tractors, busses, work vehicles
    • B62D25/12—Parts or details thereof

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  • the present invention relates to a grille block for a hood of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, this grille block comprising a grille, at least one keeper intended to cooperate with an integral lock a body element and a fastening member intended to cooperate with a stop member integral with said body element.
  • grille blocks such as the type defined above.
  • the grille, keeper and latching member form parts completely which are mounted separately on the hood of the vehicle.
  • These blocks grille have various disadvantages.
  • the number of separate pieces is high, which complicates the management, transport and storage of these parts.
  • the assembly of the grille block is long and difficult because it is necessary to position the different parts in relation to each other before placing them attach to the hood, or attach them individually directly to the hood, then adjust them in relation to the additional documents provided on the bodywork element. Therefore, the grille blocks of the prior art are expensive, do not allow integration of different functions and are unsuitable to the current requirements of car manufacturers.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to overcome these various drawbacks by providing a simple and inexpensive grille block that mounts easily and quickly on the hood of the vehicle and which requires a minimum of setting.
  • a calender block as described in the preamble, characterized in that said grille is provided with said strike and said attachment member so that said grille block constitutes a module pre-assembled equipment ready to be mounted on said cover.
  • the grille block may include thrust means arranged to biasing said cover in a direction opposite to said body element.
  • the grille block includes mounting elements of said striker and said attachment member.
  • Said grille preferably comprises a body made of a material synthetic and comprising said mounting elements.
  • Said body may have a front wall, having at least one passage air, and an upper rim, at least said upper rim being arranged to be fixed to said cover.
  • said upper rim comprises, in its lower face, a generally rectangular housing, and said strike mounting elements include, for each strike, a strike support of generally rectangular shape housed in said housing.
  • said keeper support comprises at minus a screw passage hole and said upper flange having a upper opening at the bottom of said housing opposite said hole screw passage, said strike support and said upper flange being arranged to be fixed simultaneously to said cover by a fixing screw engaged in the screw passage hole through said upper opening.
  • Said housing advantageously comprises several holding tabs distributed around its periphery and intended to maintain said strike support, the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of said housing being greater than longitudinal and transverse dimensions of said strike support in order to define a mounting clearance x in a longitudinal direction and a mounting clearance y in a transverse direction between the side faces of the housing and the corresponding side faces of the strike support.
  • the keeper support has a higher recess substantially rectangular, the screw passage hole being formed in this recess, the upper opening also having a shape substantially rectangular, and the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of said upper opening are greater than the longitudinal dimensions and transverse of said upper recess in order to define a mounting clearance x in a longitudinal direction and a mounting clearance y in one direction transverse between the lateral faces of the upper opening and the faces corresponding sides of the upper recess.
  • Said strike support can be molded in said housing and be linked rigidly to said upper edge, said screw passage hole having a generally rectangular section, the longitudinal and transverse of said screw passage hole being greater than the diameter of the fixing screw, defining a mounting clearance x in one direction longitudinal and a mounting clearance y in a transverse direction.
  • said front wall of the grille block is arranged to receive a decorative trim, said trim decorative and said front wall together comprising at least two additional fasteners for a quick connect device.
  • FIG. 1 represents the grille block 10 of the present invention mounted on a cover 11 of a motor vehicle. It includes a grille 12 and two keepers 13 of a hood locking device 11. These keepers are type called “wire striker” for example. They are arranged to cooperate with two additional latches 14 of the type known as “bolt with pawl mechanism” for example. These latches 14 are integral with an element of vehicle body 15, such as a front cross member of the engine compartment for example.
  • the grille block 10 includes a latching member 16, such for example a safety hook when opening the hood 11.
  • the hook 16 is movable and is arranged to be engaged with a stop member 17, such as a rod for example, secured to the cross member 15.
  • the calender block 10 also includes pushing means 18, such as a spring compression for example.
  • the spring 18 is arranged to rest on a spring stop 18a formed on the cross member 15 and bias the cover 11 in a direction opposite to the cross member so as to raise it when unlocking the latches 14.
  • the grille block 10 includes the two strikes 13, the hook 16 and the spring 18. It includes mounting elements which support the keepers 13, the hook 16 and spring 18, respectively, so that it constitutes a module pre-assembled equipment ready to be mounted on the hood 11.
  • the grille 12 of the grille block 10, better represented in FIG. 2, comprises a body 19 made for example from a synthetic material molded.
  • the body 19 has a profiled front wall 20, having two large air passages 21 of substantially rounded shape, which include each an internal protection grid for example.
  • the body 19 includes a upper edge 22 elongated, substantially perpendicular to the front wall 20, and extending behind it and beyond its two opposite sides, substantially symmetrical for example.
  • each keeper 13 has a keeper wire 13a in the shape of a U secured to a striker pin 13b. It is linked to a support keeper 23 of generally parallelepiped shape. This includes a rectangular plate 24 provided with a central upper recess 25 and rectangular.
  • the strike support 23 has a central slot 26 formed transversely in the plate 24 and the recess 25, for the passage of the keeper 13. It has two flanges 27, arranged on the side and on the other side of the slot 26.
  • the flanges 27 support the strike pin 13b and have a longitudinal section in the form of a half ring or V for example authorizing the pivoting of the keeper 13 around its axis 13b.
  • the support of keeper 23 also includes two screw passage holes 28, substantially cylindrical for example, arranged in the recess upper 25, symmetrically on either side of the middle slit 26.
  • the keeper 13 extends through slot 26 substantially perpendicular to and below the plate 24, the striker pin 13b resting on the two flanges 27.
  • the upper edge 22 of the grille 12 has two housings 29 substantially rectangular, arranged in its two opposite ends.
  • the housings 29 are formed below the upper rim 22 so that they open into the underside of it.
  • Each plate 24 of a keeper support 23 is housed in a respective housing 29.
  • the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the housing 29 are substantially greater than the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the plate 24.
  • the depth of the housing 29 is substantially equal to the thickness of the plate 24.
  • the housing 29 includes several holding tabs 30 distributed on its periphery and projecting under this housing to maintain the plate 24 in said housing 29. These holding tabs 30 have chamfered lower edges to facilitate fitting of the plate 24.
  • the upper rim 22 has a upper opening 31 of substantially rectangular shape formed at the bottom of each housing 29.
  • Each upper opening 31 receives the upper recess 25 of the corresponding keeper support 23.
  • the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the upper opening 31 are slightly larger than the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the upper offset 25, defining a mounting clearance x in a longitudinal direction and a mounting clearance y in a transverse direction between the lateral faces of the opening 31 and the lateral faces corresponding to the upper offset 25.
  • the mounting sets x and y allow a certain mobility of the support keeper 23 in its housing 29 with the aim in particular of catching up with inevitable dimension dispersions in all parts made of material molded synthetic. Thanks to this mobility, it is possible to place the holes of passage of screw 28 of keeper support 23 opposite the threaded holes correspondents provided in the cover 11 during assembly of the radiator block 10 on said cover 11.
  • the upper edge 22 of the grille 12 and the support keeper 23, as well as keeper 13, are fixed to the cover 11 by screws fixing 32 engaged in the screw passage holes 28.
  • the thickness of the edges of the opening 31 is slightly greater than the thickness of the upper recess 25 of the strike support 23 corresponding by example.
  • the strikes 13 are adjustable in position relative to the latches 14 corresponding, integral with the cross member 15.
  • the strike pins 13b can pivot in the slots 26 as long as the fixing screws 32 are not tight. When the screws are tightened, the strike pins 13b are pressed against the bottom of the housing 29 by the flanges 27 of the strike support 23 and the keepers 13 are locked in position.
  • the front wall 20 of the body 19 of the grille 12 has two sleeves connection 33, each disposed at the periphery of an air passage 21. These sleeves 33 are arranged to be engaged in two orifices 34 complementary, formed in a plunging part 11a of the cover 11 forming the nose of it. These sleeves 33 are also arranged for receive from the outside of the cover 11, a decorative trim formed of two rings 35 of metal, for example, such as chromed metal. Each sleeve 33 and its corresponding ring 35 together comprise elements of additional fixing of a quick connection device. Rings 35 include for example hooking lugs 36 formed at their periphery. These pins 36 are arranged to engage in lights corresponding stop 37 provided around the perimeter of the connection 33. The rings 35 are arranged to rest on the face outside 38 of the nose 11a and thus fix the grille 12 on the cover 11.
  • the safety hook 16 at the opening of the cover 11 is mounted behind the front wall 20 of the grille 12. It is arranged to pivot around a fixed axis of rotation linked to the body 19 for example.
  • the hook 16 also includes an actuating lever arranged to make pivot this hook so as to unhook it from the stop rod 17 secured to the cross member 15, to release the cover 11.
  • the compression spring 18 is arranged to bear on the stop of spring 18a formed on the cross member 15 and slightly lift the cover 11 when unlocking the latches 14. It is for example mounted on a stud for holding the body together 19.
  • the assembly of the calender block 10 of the present invention which incorporates all the parts, namely the two strikes 13, the hook 16 and the spring 18, is carried out as follows.
  • An operator introduces the two sleeves connection 33 of the front wall 20 of the body 19 in the two orifices 34 correspondents of the nose 11 a of the cover 11. It brings, from the outside of the cover 11, the rings 35 facing the sleeves 33 and fits the pins attachment 36 in the corresponding stop lights 37.
  • the block grille 10 is then fixed on the nose 11a of the cover 11.
  • the operator introduces the screws 32 in the holes 28 positioned opposite the threaded holes corresponding in the cover 11. It screws the fixing screws 32 into the cover 11 to fix the calender block 10 while simultaneously blocking the keeper supports 23 and keepers 13.
  • the operator can, before tightening fixing screws 32, move the strike supports 23 in their housing 29 by sliding along the x and y axes. Similarly, if the strike wires 13a are not positioned correctly relative to the latches 14, the operator can, before tightening the fixing screws 32, pivot the keepers 13 around their corresponding axis 13b.
  • FIG. 5 represents a variant of the embodiment described previously.
  • Each keeper support 23 is molded into the rim upper 22 of the grille 12 and is rigidly connected thereto. Plate 24 and the upper recess 25 are thus mounted clamped respectively in the housing 29 and in the upper opening 31, having shapes complementary.
  • the screw passage holes 28 then have a section square or rectangular.
  • Each hole 28 has longitudinal dimensions and transverse slightly greater than the diameter of the fixing screw 32, defining a mounting clearance x in a longitudinal direction and a clearance mounting y in a transverse direction between the lateral faces of the hole 28 and those of screw 32, these mounting clearances being intended to catch up with dimension dispersions.
  • Each screw 32 rests on a washer 32a disposed under the upper recess 25 of the strike support 23 by example.
  • FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the calender block 10 of the present invention which differs from the described embodiment previously by a different hood locking device 11.
  • the two strikes 40 are of the so-called "mushroom strike” type. They include each, in known manner, a cylindrical pin 41 provided with a head frustoconical end 42 having an introduction face and a face stop.
  • the cylindrical pin 41 is linked, for example screwed, to the strike support 23 fitted or molded into the corresponding housing 29 of the flange upper 22 of the grille 12.
  • the keeper 40 is arranged to be adjusted in position relative to its strike support 23 in a direction substantially perpendicular to it, by screwing or unscrewing the pin 41 for example.
  • Each keeper 40 also includes a spring compression 43 placed around the pin 41 between the strike support 23 and the frustoconical head 42, the outside diameter of the spring 43 being slightly greater than the maximum diameter of the head 42.
  • Each keeper is arranged to cooperate with a lock 44 of the so-called type "guillotine lock" integral with the cross member 15.
  • the lock 44 comprises, in known manner, a strike passage 45 arranged to receive the strike 40.
  • the transverse dimensions of this passage 45 are less than the diameter outside of the compression spring 43, the edges of this striker passage 45 defining a spring stop 46.
  • the latch 44 includes a finger locking 47 retractable, substantially perpendicular to the passage of keeper 45, arranged to engage the stop face of the head frustoconical 42 of the striker 40.
  • the mounting of the grille block 10 on the hood 11 of the vehicle is similar to the one described above.
  • the calender block 10 of the present invention has many advantages. It is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. It constitutes a pre-equipment module assembled, including in particular the grille 12, the strikes 13 or 40, the safety hook 16, and the spring (s) 18 or 43 for opening the cover 11, which mounts easily and quickly on the hood 11 of the vehicle, with a minimum setting. Therefore, this calender block 10 can be mounted on the hood 11 of the vehicle by a single worker.
  • the grille block 10 of this invention provides a particularly economical technical solution, although adapted to the current requirements of car manufacturers.

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